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AGCO Improved Productivity and Accuracy Using Assisted Reality with Glass

Glass Enterprise Edition to Be Implemented at Six Additional AGCO
Factories

JACKSON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 18, 2017--
AGCO
Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of
agricultural equipment, announced today that it is increasing the
efficiency, quality and safety of its manufacturing programs by doubling
the number of Glass, an assisted reality, wearable headset device
being used in its Jackson, Minnesota, factory, and will begin using
Glass at six additional factories. The Jackson facility manufactures
complex, custom configured Challenger and Massey Ferguson agricultural
machines.

Glass has enabled workers to scan a machine's serial number to instantly bring up a manual, photo, or video they may need to build the tractor. (Photo: Business Wire)

Peggy Gulick, AGCO’s Director of Business Process Improvement, said, "We
have been using Glass with a solution called Proceedix for the past two
years. We found the greatest value from using Glass has been in the
assembly and quality areas, through the easy and quick hands-free access
to the instructions and checklists necessary to assemble our
individually designed tractors. We have discovered that training with
smart glasses is a grand slam. New product launches, multi-operation and
new hire training are easily administered and audited for success. We
have seen a significant increase in productivity, and our factory
employees have reported being much happier doing their jobs."

AGCO, one of the pioneering companies to use Glass in its factory, was recently
announced as a Glass Partner by the Glass team at Alphabet’s X. With
the use of Glass, AGCO has seen over a 30 percent reduction in
inspection times, a 25 percent reduction in production time for low
volume, high complexity assemblies and the ability to train staff 300%
faster. AGCO no longer requires the use of $3,000 rugged tablets to
inspect customized tractors, and employees’ hands have been freed up.
Glass has enabled workers to scan a machine’s serial number to instantly
bring up a manual, photo, or video they may need to build the tractor.
Factory workers are also able to use voice commands to take notes and
leave them for the next shift worker, allowing for a more seamless
transfer and increased productivity. Staff is trained faster on cross
functional operations using Glass, reducing the average learning curve
time from 10 days to three.

“AGCO was an early adopter of Glass in the workplace and their business
results highlight how useful it can be for manufacturing workers to have
all the information they need to get the job done right in their line of
sight,” Jay Kothari, Project Lead, Glass.

Gulick continued, “Knowing that smart glasses are a lean tool, and not
an industry requirement or cool factor, we have reported a 30 percent
reduction in processing times and a 50 percent reduction in new hire and
cross functional employee training time. Glass was introduced as a
solution to make employees’ jobs easier and safer while driving higher
quality to our product and our processes. In the end, we have
accomplished both.”

AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and
distribution of agricultural solutions and supports more productive
farming through its full line of equipment and related services. AGCO
products are sold through five core brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®,
Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, supported by Fuse® precision technologies
and farm optimization services, and are distributed globally through a
combination of over 3,000 independent dealers and distributors in more
than 150 countries. Founded in 1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth,
GA, USA. In 2016, AGCO had net sales of $7.4 billion. For more
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AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions.

Through well-known brands including Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, AGCO Corporation delivers agricultural solutions to farmers worldwide through a full line of tractors, combine harvesters, hay and forage equipment, seeding and tillage implements, grain storage and protein production systems, as well as replacement parts.